What Year Parker 65

[Kaidi3s]

Hey everyone, so I picked up a Parker 65 at a flea market for cheap (not knowing what it was just shiney and my birthday), and tore it down as the cartridge was a bit caked and I could see ink dried under the nib. I have determined​ it is a Mark 3 with the plastic bit with coarse thread but now I cannot find any information on when it was made. I couldn't see any markings and it is very lightly used as the are some scuffs on the lid which could have happened during transport to and from the various flea markets this particular person goes to. As a side note, my partner and I picked up a bottle of Canadian Schaeffer Skript Peacock​ Blue, black and brown in the original boxes made in The states, and a bottle of old waterman black noir and a washable blue. The pen is flawless with the waterman noir with minor skipping because I wrote too fast.

Edited April 11, 2017 by Kaidi3s

[mitto]

Does the cap have a plastic jewel or does it have a metal screw? Does it have the normal squeeze converter or like the one found on the Parker VP?

[Kaidi3s]

I thought it was metal, but it is plastic, and i have attached pictures since I am home and not on my way to work. No converter sadly, but it did come with an uber old Parker Blue that i have since rinsed and refilled.

 

This pen is so smooth to write with, I never even picked up any of my other pens today.

[mitto]

That is a Parker 65 flighter deluxe mkiii. The barrel and cap on the mkiii 65 are interchangable with Parker 61 mkiii. For more details you may read this page.

 

 

https://parkerpens.net/parker65.html

[Kaidi3s]

I read the page, was just confused with the years...But that means this is a 1970 Quite happy for 5 bucks!